animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

insult to injury

Last weekend, we discovered that Jake’s BMX bike had been stolen from our side porch. Then Sunday night his car got egged. Then it happened again Tuesday night. At this point, Brian went to the police station to file a report (about the car, not the bike). And, he installed …

dog vs. porcupine

Guess who won? Ultimately, the veterinarian’s office, but it’s safe to say the porcupine beat out the dog in that contest. Brian took Buster on a hike yesterday. Buster found a new friend in the woods and got a face full of porcupine quills for his trouble. Brian was able …

office christmas party

I really hoped this movie was going to be funny. But, alas, it was not. While there were a few amusing scenes, I don’t think I laughed out loud once. My rating: 2/5 (one for Jennifer Aniston and one for Jason Bateman, 2 of my favorites, who could not save …

progress edition

We’ve been making some good progress around the house. I finally was able to power wash the patio last week (it was all filthy from the sewer project). I also power washed all of the furniture and painted the adirondak chair. The metal table and chairs are currently in progress, …

birthday weekend

As is tradition, we went to the Polkafest on Friday evening for supper. We caught some music from Alex Meixner and the Polka Family Band. Fun, as always. We did not have any plans for Saturday, but that changed when I received a text from Carol that morning suggesting that …